Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Scientists have come over a class of drugs utilized in the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer which might be effective in other types of diseases with inadequate treatment alternatives. These are called PARP inhibitors which have the potential to kill cancer cells carrying a defect in the Polybromo 1(PBRM1) […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata We are all well aware of the increasing number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 3.42 million deaths recorded, the pandemic continues to impose risk on both the economic as well as healthcare sectors. COVID-19 or coronavirus is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is an enveloped virus […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Intestinal epithelial tight junctions (TJs) act as a barrier to protect against harmful antigens which promote inflammation of the intestine in case of inflammatory bowel diseases. A defect in the intestinal TJ barrier is sometimes also known as “leaky gut”. Till date, no effective therapies are available for targeting the intestinal […]
-Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata Just like the military is important for our protection from enemies, similarly, the organ systems in our body, also need protection. The frontline warriors of most of our organ systems are the immune cells that are present in our circulation. The exception is the brain. In a recent study conducted […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Relation between air pollution and the lungs: Air pollution, a common enemy we all preach against without taking an action. Other than causing drastic changes in the environment, it also causes problems in the respiratory system of the body and thus affects the lungs. It might at times result in […]
Arjama Roy, Amity University Kolkata. Periodontitis is generally termed as gum disease. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that damages gums and might destroy the jawbone. This can result in extensive tooth loss in severe cases and can impact the systemic well-being of the person. Earlier, it had been known that the activation of pro-inflammatory […]
SAGNIK NAG, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Our immune system plays an imperative role in combating the uncertainties of COVID-19. The most concerning fact regarding the ailment is its alarming range of severity – from being asymptotic to completely fatal. Standing today we know all the precautions that are to be followed during this pandemic situation, we […]
